ALL meanings of logical
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L l - adjective logical according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference. 1
- adjective logical reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking. 1
- adjective logical reasonable; to be expected: War was the logical consequence of such threats. 1
- adjective logical of or relating to logic. 1
- noun logical Of or according to the rules of logic or formal argument. 1
- noun Definition of logical in Technology (From the technical term "logical device", wherein a physical device is referred to by an arbitrary "logical" name) Having the role of. If a person (say, Les Earnest at SAIL) who had long held a certain post left and were replaced, the replacement would for a while be known as the "logical" Les Earnest. (This does not imply any judgment on the replacement). Compare virtual. At Stanford, "logical" compass directions denote a coordinate system in which "logical north" is toward San Francisco, "logical west" is toward the ocean, etc., even though logical north varies between physical (true) north near San Francisco and physical west near San Jose. (The best rule of thumb here is that, by definition, El Camino Real always runs logical north-and-south.) In giving directions, one might say: "To get to Rincon Tarasco restaurant, get onto El Camino Bignum going logical north." Using the word "logical" helps to prevent the recipient from worrying about that the fact that the sun is setting almost directly in front of him. The concept is reinforced by North American highways which are almost, but not quite, consistently labelled with logical rather than physical directions. A similar situation exists at MIT: Route 128 (famous for the electronics industry that has grown up along it) is a 3-quarters circle surrounding Boston at a radius of 10 miles, terminating near the coastline at each end. It would be most precise to describe the two directions along this highway as "clockwise" and "counterclockwise", but the road signs all say "north" and "south", respectively. A hacker might describe these directions as "logical north" and "logical south", to indicate that they are conventional directions not corresponding to the usual denotation for those words. (If you went logical south along the entire length of route 128, you would start out going northwest, curve around to the south, and finish headed due east, passing along one infamous stretch of pavement that is simultaneously route 128 south and Interstate 93 north, and is signed as such!) 1
- adjective logical consistent with logic 1
- adjective logical person: using reason 1
- adjective logical In a logical argument or method of reasoning, each step must be true if the step before it is true. 0
- adjective logical The logical conclusion or result of a series of facts or events is the only one which can come from it, according to the rules of logic. 0
- adjective logical Something that is logical seems reasonable or sensible in the circumstances. 0
- adjective logical relating to, used in, or characteristic of logic 0
- adjective logical using, according to, or deduced from the principles of logic 0
- adjective logical capable of or characterized by clear or valid reasoning 0
- adjective logical reasonable or necessary because of facts, events, etc 0
- adjective logical of, performed by, used in, or relating to the logic circuits in a computer 0
- adjective logical of or used in the science of logic 0
- adjective logical according to the principles of logic, or correct reasoning 0
- adjective logical necessary or to be expected because of what has gone before; that follows as reasonable 0
- adjective logical using or accustomed to use correct reasoning 0
- adjective logical (not comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic. 0
- adjective logical Reasonable. 0
- adjective logical (not comparable) Of or pertaining to logic. 0
- adjective logical (computing) Non-physical or conceptual yet underpinned by something physical or actual. 0